1. Compared to the triune God’s “unshakeable kingdom” (Heb 12:28) and all Christians’ inherent freedom to witness and serve, current U.S. political matters are but one more “drop in a bucket” or “fine dust” (Is. 40:15).
2. No matter our particular nationality, Christians’ international identities as divine image-bearers should be more fundamental in shaping our priorities and attitudes about fellow human beings and world affairs than our important national identities.
3. Much of U.S. Christianity seems deeply, almost hopelessly, syncretized with U.S. identity and interests.
4. Current U.S. politics are more partisan than ever. Due to small-mindedness and financial self-interest, most Congress members and their constituents (the rest of us) focus more on manipulation and “winning” power than freely seeking what is true, right, and just.
5. Democrats’ U.S.-based righteous indignation over DJT’s mob-boss-type bullying - in the current case internationally - neglects consistent U.S. international bullying. All nations act out of self-interest; it’s just that the U.S. has recently had more military and economic clout to employ.
6. This Narcissistic Personality Disorder POTUS - who, yes, demands personal loyalty and bullies like a mob boss - has manipulated enough political and popular self-interest and partisan-interest to buttress (and get others devotedly to chant) his ongoing, honest claim to be both the greatest and most mistreated POTUS, and indeed world leader, in all of history.
7. This impeachment process will pass the Democratic House then fail in the Republican Senate; DJT will once again claim vindication (and most likely be narrowly re-elected for another four-year term); and, mud-slinging partisan U.S. politics will only increase.
8. While I understand better than before why so many U.S. citizens support this POTUS because of implemented policies (as well as his populist style), I continue to regret having a hyper-NPD mob boss as POTUS. I also oppose, or in some cases question, many of his economic, international, social, and immigration policies. Others will continue to bring up their relief that the realistic 2016 alternative was not elected, which I understand.
9. U.S. Christians will continue to face the powerful struggle between living out of their inherently theocentric, graciously bestowed international human identities and partisan U.S. nationalism.
